Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 44 Hanchang Incident
Hanchang County, Bajun.

Cheng Ji stood on the tower, his hand on the pheasant plate, his brows furrowed, looking worried.

Recently, he felt that the storm in Ba County was getting tighter. In order to prevent any changes, he sent his eldest son Cheng Yu to inform the tribes around Hanchang County, telling them not to listen to the words of outsiders and make mistakes that would bring trouble to their own tribe. Disaster thing.

The Zhi people are very powerful in combat and are particularly ferocious on the battlefield. As the chief of the Han Dynasty, he has the responsibility of supervising the Zhi people.

When he contacted the document sent to him by Shengdao, the magistrate of Liangping County, he had to guard against it to avoid neglecting his duty.

Thinking of this, Cheng Ji shook his head. Things were getting more and more unusual. It only took two or three days to inform the tribes around Hanchang County, but his eldest son Cheng Yu did not come back for four or five days, even leaving a message. None.

At this time, a burst of smoke appeared in front of the originally quiet city tower. After squinting his eyes to see clearly, he waved his hand and motioned for the gatekeeper to close the city gate.

What brought up the smoke and dust was a team marching towards Hanchang.

Not long after, the team arrived at a stone's throw from the tower.

The first person shouted: "Brother Cheng, you are fine."

"Liangping County Magistrate Sheng Dao." Cheng Ji recognized the person who was coming, as well as a man standing next to Shengdao who looked like a man and was wearing a tiger skin. He was Pu Chang, the leader of a tribe near Hanchang County.

He cupped his hands in response to Sheng Dao's greetings: "Brother Sheng is not on business in Liangping County. Why did you come to my office in Hanchang?"

"Brother Cheng, on the order of Liu Jingzhou, we are here to recruit people." Sheng Dao saw Cheng Ji closing the city gate tightly and moved out to Liu Biao and said.

"Huh." Cheng Ji snorted coldly. This was Tu Qiong Dagger's realization. He said loudly: "Magistrate Sheng, are you confused? As an official under the rule of Yizhou, how can you inherit Liu Jingzhou's decree? .”

Hearing Cheng Ji calling him the magistrate of Sheng County, showing a lively look, Sheng Dao was not angry, and advised him kindly: "Brother Cheng, Mr. Liu Yan, slaughtered the big family of Ba County for no reason to show his power." , and even more so, he recruited surrenders and rebels, gathered people from Dongzhou, and bullied Shu people like us."

"Now there is Liu Jingzhou, whose kindness is spread all over the world, and his reputation is spread throughout the world. He is willing to make decisions for us Shu people, stir up the turmoil and promote the clean, punish the evil and promote the good."

"Therefore, Liu He was sent from Jingzhou to appease the officials and people of Bajun. Now most of Bajun are loyal to Liu Jingzhou, lest he come later."

"Brother Cheng, don't you care? If Brother Cheng serves under Liu Jingzhou, he will be able to work in the provinces and counties in the future. It will not be much better than being a Han Changchang."

After Shengdao said this, he looked at Cheng Ji standing on the top of the city tower from a distance, hoping that Cheng Ji would listen to his advice. After all, he had met Cheng Ji several times and he admired Cheng Ji's character very much.

Listening to Sheng Dao first trying to arouse his sympathy for Liu Yan's resentment, and then tempting him with the promise of a high-ranking official and generous salary, Cheng Ji showed a disdainful smile on his lips, took a deep breath, and almost roared: "Sheng Dao, As an official under Liu Yizhou, you dare to call Yizhou by its name, which is really arrogant."

"Loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters. Lead the troops and retreat quickly. Don't say anything more, otherwise I will treat you with arrows and stones."

Sheng Dao's expression quickly darkened. This Cheng Ji was really a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, but it was precisely because of this character that he admired Cheng Ji.

He couldn't help but frown. Considering the current situation, Hanchang City would be difficult to capture for a while. He didn't have enough time. He didn't have time to raise earthen mountains and set up ladders to attack the city slowly. It would be difficult.

Pu Chang, who was standing next to Shengdao, was already tired of the conversation between the two. He greeted the tribesmen around him and brought someone from the crowd to the front row.

"Yu'er." Cheng Ji recognized the man who was put in the front row at a glance. He was the eldest son he sent to Xiaoyu's tribe, and he immediately realized why Cheng Yu had not returned.

"Dad, please don't worry about your children and guard the city..."

Before Cheng Yu could finish what he said, Park Chang hit him hard on the cheek with an elbow. Several teeth popped out of Cheng Yu's mouth, with bright red blood. For a moment, his mouth All he could do was mutter, unable to say anything that could be understood.

"Cheng Ji." Pu Chang, who did not understand etiquette, called Cheng Ji by his name and threatened: "Open the city gate quickly, or your son will be chopped into pieces and boiled into broth."

Sheng Dao was helpless. He was ordered to come to Hanchang to recruit people. He happened to meet Pu Chang who had captured Cheng Yu and wanted to ask for ransom from Cheng Ji. The two hit it off and joined forces and came to Hanchang City.

It's just that Pu Chang, a man who really doesn't know etiquette and is uncivilized, wants to do such a thing.

Cheng Ji looked at the eldest son down the tower and listened to what he just said. He was both relieved and felt sorry for him.

But for a moment, Cheng Ji straightened his face and told a story to the people downstairs: "In ancient times, Leyang, a general, drank soup made from his son's meat. This was not because there was no affection between father and son, but because the king and his subjects The righteousness of time."

"As the leader of the Han Dynasty, I have the responsibility of guarding the land. How can I give up the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers because of the love of my children?" His expression became more decisive. If Pu Chang and his subordinates were allowed to enter the city today, what would happen with the temperament of this group of people? , fireworks will soar into the sky in Hanchang, the Guizhou scholars in the city will be brutally killed, and women will be humiliated. After today, there will be no survivors in Hanchang.

Thinking of this, Cheng Ji, as the leader of Han Chang, had a firm gaze. He would never allow this situation to happen. He shouted to the bottom of the tower: "Pu Chang, if you really want to make my son into broth, then give it to me." Serve a bowl.”

Pu Chang was furious when he heard Cheng Ji's words. He took a Shengdao as a gift and gave him the Huanshou knife, which was intended to kill Cheng Yu in front of Cheng Ji.

Seeing this situation, Sheng Dao quickly stopped him and said to Pu Changquan: "Pu Qushuai, Cheng Ji is deliberately irritating you and wants you to kill Cheng Yu. He has no scruples."

He had some friendship with Cheng Ji, and he couldn't bear Cheng Yu being killed, and he couldn't bear Cheng Yu being killed in front of Cheng Ji, so he used a set of rhetoric to persuade Pu Chang.

'Oh, why bother? ’ He regretted a little. He shouldn’t have followed Liu He’s orders to come here to recruit people. Although people are fierce in combat, they act without scruples. If they can’t be properly trained and restrained, they will cause trouble like now.

But Liu He said that to achieve great things, he had to seize people. He said that in the past, the great ancestor obtained semen people to control Guanzhong, and he would get semen people to seize Bashu.

Pu Chang was persuaded by Shengdao, and as the leader of the tribe, he listened to it with a flexible mind.

He asked angrily: "Magistrate Sheng, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Sheng Dao thought for a while and said: "Now Hanchang cannot be conquered. With Cheng Yu in hand, Cheng Ji will be wary. You give Cheng Yu to me, and I will stay here and recruit people from several tribes."

"Now Jingzhou Bijia Liu He is commanding from the center in Liangping County, dividing his troops to seize the territory, but there is still a huge shortage of troops."

"If Commander Qu can arrive first, he will be rewarded heavily."

"That's very good. I will go to Liang Ping and his party." Pu Chang's expression immediately changed from angry to cheerful when he heard the big reward, and he smiled with big yellow teeth.

Seeing that Pu Chang agreed, Sheng Dao breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to stay with Pu Chang, a barbarian, and he didn't worry about Cheng Yu staying in Pu Chang's hands.

After that, the two teams turned around and left, one going to Liangping and the other to recruit people.

Before leaving, Shengdao glanced at Cheng Ji standing on the tower and sighed at Cheng Ji's loyalty, feeling a little ashamed in his heart.
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Xie Feng, the head of the Xie family in Bajun, looked at Linjiang County from a distance and saw that the city gate was closed, there were no flags on the city tower, and there were no patrolling soldiers.

'Something strange. Xie Feng showed a puzzled look. He clearly sent someone to inform Xie Yuan, a tribesman who was the head of Linjiang County, that there would be an incident today.

But Linjiang County now looks so quiet, with no movement at all, which is really strange.

He ordered a clever young man to go to the city gate and have a look.

The young man responded, then took a step forward, quickly ran to the downstairs of Linjiang County, and shouted loudly: "Second uncle, the clan leader is here, please come out to greet him."

On the city tower, Yan Kai, who was half sitting on the ground, joked to Yan Yan: "Brother, it turns out that when you said that County Magistrate Xie didn't fly for three years and soared into the sky, he rushed to the sky to become a thief."

After saying that, he faced the bundle beside him and stuffed a piece of rag in his mouth, but he still wanted to mutter twice. In response to Xie Yuan's shout from the tower, he kicked him and lectured: "Be honest."

Yan Yan did not respond to Yan Kai's joking words. As a county magistrate, he knew everything about the county's affairs.

Xie Yuan recently wanted to take back his power, but he couldn't do it for a while. Moreover, most of the county officials were already his confidants as the county lieutenant. Xie Yuan could not escape Yan Yan's eyes no matter what he did.

The news of Xie Yuan's incident today was detected by Yan Yan, so he made preparations in advance, tied up Xie Yuan and closed the city gate tightly.

Hearing the shouting still going on below the tower, Yan Yan quietly picked up his bow and arrow and drew it full in advance. Then he stood up instantly and locked his eyes on the Xie family disciples below the tower.

"Thief, look at the arrow."

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